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Elephants Up Close

Written on November 22, 2011 by in Animals, Kenya, Medical

When I got to Kenya the first thing I wanted to do was visit the elephant orphanage where our family had adopted a baby elephant named Chemi Chemi. At this orphanage named “The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust” they rescue abandoned elephants whose mothers are usually killed by poachers and the babies are also injured defending…

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Rescuing animals in Egypt

Written on November 13, 2011 by in Animals, Egypt, Medical

  When we were in Luxor, it was crazy. People, tourists everywhere but the thing that caught my eye the most was how the people treated their animals like the horses and donkeys pulling sugar cane and people on a cart. I saw scratches and how skinny the horses and donkeys were. I really did…

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Getting Shot

Written on January 6, 2011 by in Canada, Medical, Planning

Fortunately, I had read a long time ago that you need to get vaccinated for world travel very early on in the planning process. You need to get some shots as early as 6 months ahead of departure. Also fortunately, we have a great Travel Vaccine Clinic here in downtown Toronto that figured it all…

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